Archive - Nov 2010 - Obituary

November 29th

November 30, 2010

Grace M. McMahon, 92, of 308 Cobb St., Johnsonburg, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010 at her residence.
She was born March 31, 1918 in Johnsonburg, daughter of the late William and Anna Howard McMahon.
She resided in Johnsonburg all her life.
She graduated from Johnsonburg High School in 1936 and was a member of the Holy Rosary Church's Cursillo movement.
She was employed by the Elk County Courthouse for 24 years, retiring in 1986.
She is survived by one niece, Barbara Bowley of Wilcox; and two great-nieces and one great-nephew.

November 30, 2010

Timothy Gerard Hoh, 45, of Cushing Ave., Johnsonburg, died Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 at Elk Regional Health Center in St. Marys following a lengthy illness.
He was born on Dec. 6, 1964 in St. Marys, son of the late Robert G. Hoh and Celine (Weinzierl) Hoh of Johnsonburg, who survives.
He was a graduate of Johnsonburg High School and received a bachelor of science degree in Communications from Gannon University in 1988. He was a photojournalist and political cartoonist.

November 30, 2010

Charles J. "Chuck" Boylan, 82, of S. Michael Circle, St. Marys, died on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010 at Elk Regional Health Center following a brief illness.
He was born Oct. 6, 1928 in St. Marys, son of the late Joseph and Laura O'Hern Boylan.
On October 27, 1951 in St. Mary's Church, he married the late Eileen A. Hanes Boylan, who preceded him in death on Dec. 18, 2008.

November 26th

November 27, 2010

Frank A. Polaski, 91, of the Lutheran Home in Kane and formerly of 161 East Ave., Johnsonburg, died on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 following a lengthy illness.
He was born August 10, 1919 in Johnsonburg, son of the late Peter J. and Stella Macijiwska Polaski.
He married Mary E. Roebuck on October 11, 1945 in Holy Cross Church in Rasselas. She preceded him in death on April 17, 2008.

November 27, 2010

Margaret H. "Mag" Pauline, 69, of 936 Fern Rd., St. Marys, died unexpectedly Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010 at the Elk Regional Health Center.
She was born Aug. 11, 1941, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Raymond and Gertrude Simbeck Hannibal. On June 23, 1962, in the Sacred Heart Church, she married John R. "Jack" Pauline, who survives.

November 23rd

November 23, 2010

Floyd R. Beck, 67, of 276 West Creek Road, St. Marys, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh following a brief illness.
He was born Aug. 1, 1943, in DuBois, son of the late James R. and Hilda Carlson Beck.
On April 27, 1968, in the St. Mary's Church, he married Susan M. Gerg, who preceded him in death on Oct. 18, 2010.

November 23, 2010

Edith A. Olson, 91, of 645 Evergreen Rd., St. Marys, died on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010, at the Pinecrest Manor following a lengthy illness.
She was born Sept. 28, 1919, in Johnsonburg, daughter of the late Lewis Percy and Mary Elizabeth Gardner Weber.
On Nov. 19, 1982, in the Queen of the World Church, she married Robert J. Olson, who survives.

November 22nd

November 22, 2010

Christine M. Schloder, 43, of 2926 Maple Lane, Wilcox, died on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 following a brief illness.
She was born July 21, 1967 in St. Marys, a daughter of Thomas Schloder and Diane Arnold Schloder, both of St. Marys, who survive.

November 22, 2010

Sharon E. Jerko, 79, of 135 Laurel Lane, Kersey, died Sunday morning, Nov. 21, 2010 at the Elk Haven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.
She was born July 15, 1931 in Hallton, daughter of the late George and Geraldine Dobson Zimmerman.
On Aug. 20, 1955, in St. Leo's Church, Ridgway, she married George R. Jerko, who survives.

November 21st

November 21, 2010

Mary Rose Sharkey, 82, of 570 North Michael St., St. Marys, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 at the Pinecrest Manor after a lengthy illness.
She was born April 16, 1928 in Philadelphia, daughter of the late David W. Oâ€™Brien, MD, and Mary Rose Magee Oâ€™Brien. She was the beloved wife of Dennis A. Sharkey Jr., MD, who survives. They were married June 25, 1955 in Waynesboro, Va.